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(43) Date of publication: 20.07.2022 Bulletin 2022/29 (21) Application number: 19783788.3 (22) Date of filing: 23.09.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 39/10(2006.01) A61M 5/14(2006.01) A61M 25/00(2006.01) A61M 39/06(2006.01) A61M 1/36(2006.01) A61M 39/12(2006.01) A61M 25/02(2006.01) A61M 5/158(2006.01) A61M 39/02(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61M 5/1413; A61M 5/1582; A61M 1/3661; A61M 39/0606; A61M 2039/064; A61M 2039/066; A61M 39/1011; A61M 39/105; A61M 2039/1083; A61M 2039/1088; A61M 2205/0216; A61M 2205/04; A61M 39/12; A61M 2039/0214; A61M 2039/0226; A61M 39/0208; A61M 2039/0235 (86) International application number: PCT/US2019/052477 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/061095 (01.04.2021 Gazette 2021/13)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (71) Applicant: Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 (US)	(72) Inventors: GOOCH, Nathan Centerville, UT 84014 (US) FORSYTH, Bradley Sandy, UT 84093 (US) (74) Representative: Hoffmann Eitle  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München 81925 München (DE)